Differential Diagnosis For Primary Amenorrhea: Disease Categories

OVERVIEW

This page is dedicated to covering the differential diagnosis for primary amenorrhea. This differential will be organized by disease categories.

WHAT ARE THE MAJOR DISEASE CATEGORIES?

When thinking about the differential for primary amenorrhea the following disease categories come to mind:

• Mechanical
• Hormonal 
• Congenital 

MECHANICAL CAUSES OF PRIMARY AMENORRHEA

There can of course be mechanical processes (such as obstruction in the vaginal canal) that can also be responsible for the presentation of chest pain. Some examples include:

• Imperforate hymen

HORMONAL CAUSES OF PRIMARY AMENORRHEA

There can of course be hormonal reasons as to why a patient will never begin the process of menstruation. Some examples include:

CONGENITAL CAUSES OF PRIMARY AMENORRHEA

There can of course be congenital reasons as to why a patient will never begin the process of menstruation. Some examples include:

• Androgen insensitivity syndrome
• Mullerian agenesis
• Turner syndrome

Page Updated: 10.02.2016